Building permit / building application
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThe construction, modification, change of use and demolition of structural installations (e.g. buildings) require planning permission. However, this only applies if the Rhineland-Palatinate state building regulations do not stipulate otherwise, such as in the catalog of projects that do not require a building permit, in the exemption procedure and projects that are not subject to building supervision.
A building permit must be granted if the project does not conflict with any building or other public law regulations. The application for a building permit (building application) must be submitted to the municipal administration or the association municipal administration.
Which building documents must be submitted with the building application is determined in particular by the state ordinance on building documents and the building inspection. The building application and the building documents must be signed by the client and the author of the design, who is authorized to submit building designs for building applications.
The building permit is valid for four years. This period can be extended upon application. The application must be received before the deadline expires.
Birkenfeld district
On August 1, 2021, amendments to the Rhineland-Palatinate State Building Code (LBauO) and the State Ordinance on Building Documents and Building Inspection (BauuntPrüfVO) will come into force, the aim of which is, among other things, the introduction of a digital building application procedure. However, the Lower Building Supervisory Authority of the Birkenfeld National Park District would like to point out that even after July 31, 2021, all building applications that fall within the area of responsibility of the Lower Building Supervisory Authority of the Birkenfeld National Park District must still be submitted in paper form to the respective municipal administrations in accordance with Section 1 (9) sentence 2 of the BauuntPrüfVO valid from 01.08.2021, because this is currently still necessary for technical reasons. This also applies to preliminary building applications and exemption procedures.